While I completely fubbed up with my last freeloading friday post (pathetic that I can’t even freeload in style, eh?), I’m taking advantage of this Tuesday evening by posting this awesome xgfx (vegan & gluten free) survey that my pal Jessy came up with.
Isnt it rad? You should fill it out too, either on a comment here or as a post on your own blog! Sharing is fun.
some cool birds i shot while at the jersey shore ♥
Do not underestimate the simplicity of this soup. Three ingredients I had waiting to be used in my kitchen, blended with vegetable broth became the ultimate autumnal soup.
Blend all ingredients in blender until very smooth. Salt to taste if desired. I used salted broth so I didn’t need to add any.
Garnish with cashew cream and fresh thyme.
*For an easy tute on how to roast red peppers and garlic, see here.
**To roast a squash: preheat oven to 350 °F. Slice squash in half, remove seeds, rub insides with a touch of salt and/or minced garlic, place face down in a baking pan with about 1/4 cup water and allow to bake about 40 minutes, or until knife easily pokes through skin.
Hey gang!
I’ve decided to give myself a break for Friday posts this MoFo, and do a little something I like to call “Freeloading Friday”. Each Friday of this month, I will be taking a little summin’ from the Vegan MoFo blogosphere to give me a boost for my own Friday posts. In return, the people I took from will get, well… not much. Hence the freeloading part.
One of my favorite things to do at night is make a batch of cookies from whatever the hell I have in my pantry. Usually I go for a basic cookie of sorts, like a variation of sugar cookie, Italian wedding cake, or peanut butter… but every once in a while I get a hankerin’ for something over the top. Last night I wanted a cookie with a little bit of everything thrown in. Enter the Ranger Cookie.
It’s been years since I’ve indulged in a delicious Ranger Cookie, but I remember that these guys normally have oats in them (and apparently flaked cereal, but my memory must have confused that with nuts yesterday. But isn’t that what good improvisation is all about? Surprises?). For me, oats are out. I’m one of those extra lucky celiacs who also is affected in very bad ways by oats, gluten-free or not. But, honestly, there are so many great things jam packed in these cookies, I’m not sure where the oats would even fit in!
Luckily, I made these early enough in the evening to remember to write down what I ended up putting in them. It goes a little like this:
Happy Monday, Friends! Today is my very first day posting for veganMoFo 5!
This year is my third year in, and I’ll be posting each weekday in October… starting today! I don’t know about you all, but I am psyched! And since it’s MoFo time and I’ve noticed a nice influx of new readers (hi, new readers!) I went ahead and updated my “about page”. Have a looksy if you’re curious about why I write this blog. ♥
I’m really looking forward to this month, because a whole slew of amazingly dedicated bloggers will be posting their hearts out almost every single day. Talk about inspiration! It’s definitely one of my favorite times of the year. You guys, I hit up Wegman’s HARD this weekend in preparation for this big event. A grocery store so glamorous, it would make me seriously consider moving a wee bit outside of Philly. Okay maybe it’s not quite that glamorous (have I mentioned how much I adore living in Philly?! So many bicycles, so many shops, so many hellos, so much good FOOD!), but it is definitely worth the 20 mile drive to get there.
This MoFo I’m doing the same thing I do every year: posting lotsa recipes, and I’ll be highlighting a few of my favorite author’s cookbooks, and maybe some other random funstuff strewn about. And you can absolutely count on tons of pumpkin showing up around here. I love October MoFos!
Also, my macadamia coconut blondies were posted on One Green Planet today… worth a gander if you’ve got a bit of a sweet tooth.
See you all tomorrow!
Hey guys!
I have a recipe post planned for tomorrow (Tuesday) but I just got word that Manifest Vegan was nominated for “Favorite Blog” in the 2011 Veggie Awards–so I had to share the excitement as soon as I found out! Hooray!
I’ve been following the Veggie Awards for years, and I would be lying through my keyboard if I said I was anything but thrilled to see that Manifest Vegan made the cut.
Click here to check out the list of nominees. There’s a long list of veggie related awesomeness you can vote for… from favorite storefront to favorite cookbook author!
Thanks to all of you for making this possible. Even though I’ve said this hundreds (thousands?!) of times, I mean it: you guys are the best! Please go and vote!!! Plus, there’s some fun prizes you’ll have a chance to win if you do…. ♥
And, if you don’t wanna vote for my blog, you’ll quickly see that there is an amazing lineup of blogs who have also been nominated that I am very proud to be listed alongside. I mean, seriously, these people are my heroes. :)
Happy Voting!
<3 allyson
It’s been a buuuuuuusy week around the Kramer household. I’ve been putting in some major overtime trying to get this cookbook wrapped up. Sleeping has been replaced with early morning recipe testing and late night writing, my refrigerator is jam-packed with WAY too much food for a family of three and a half to deal with, and there are regularly just enough dirty dishes in my sink to keep me from filling my coffee pot with water so I can function throughout the day. :\
But, despite the busyness, I am loving life right now. The weather outside has been a blissful 90 degrees (yeah, I’m a heat junkie), and my garden is in full bloom even though I haven’t been able to tend to it this year. I guess it wanted to grow so badly that it just took care of itself. Pretty rad! We have kale, scallions, chamomile, rosemary, parsley, cilantro, mint, oregano, sage, berries, roses, and even purslane! So, it’s really a great time to be cooking up a storm. Ah, yes… life is good.
And, you guys… I have good news! Well, great news! I’ve been sitting on this exciting announcement for a while until it became “official”. And now it is. I’m super happy to say that my cookbook is getting published by Fair Winds Press… one of my all time favorite publishers of beautiful reads! So with that, comes an emphatic thank you to all of you. There’s no way in heck I would have ever had this opportunity if it wasn’t for you glorious readers out there, subscribing to my culinary rants, making my recipes, and keeping me motivated. You guys are the best.
The book’ll be hitting shelves Spring of 2012, and the [tentative] title is Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats. Keep an eye out for it! Unless of course you’re a regular follower of my blog, in which case I’ll be sure to remind you. :)
My testers have been hard at work too! Check out what a few of them have been up to:
Tiffany’s (of Bread Without Butter) flickr photostream Check out her blog too!
And, last but not least, Tofu’s Mobile Me Gallery
They’ve been busy helping me out, and I couldn’t be more appreciative of all their hard work. ♥
With a schedule like I have these days, one thing that’s keeping me fueled up is salads. Yep… I’ve been thriving on simple, colorful, nutritious bowls of yum. They always include some of my garden bounty in ‘em, which makes me especially proud to be noshing them. They’re good for your mind and body, and they are super easy to prepare. Oh, and they require very little cleanup!
This recipe is one of my faves. It’s filling enough to count as a full meal, yet simple enough to whip up last minute before heading out the door for some summertime fun (if you happen to have some cooked brown rice on hand, which is a frequent occurrence in my refrigerator). Feel free to adjust all seasonings and ingredients to your taste! This is, after all, a salad… mix it up!
Hey, friends!
Lately I’ve been superbusy knocking out the remaining sections of my cookbook (did you know it’s due to hit shelves Spring 2012? it’s true! squeee!). So, until I get a recipe up for this week, how about hoppin’ on over to One Green Planet where you can find my recipe for Mocha Ice Cream Sandwiches?
Coffee and Chocolate and Cookies and Ice Cream… seriously, what could be better for beating the (impending) summertime heat? Okay, probably a nice glass of ice water with a big squeeze of lemon. But, whatever. These are way more flavorful (and chocolatey!) than a boring ol’ glass of ice water. Check ‘em out!
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♥♥ You guys! ♥♥
I couldn’t be more amazed/shocked/blown away by the response to my call for recipe testers. It was more popular than I ever could have anticipated (like, waaaaay more popular)… and the enthusiasm from all of you congratulating me on my first book and wanting to lend a hand is truly a gift. Thank you.
Hey everyone!
Remember how I briefly mentioned way back in the day that my pals Jessy, Kittee and I were working on a giant resource for vegans who are also gluten free?
It’s finally done! Hooray! We launched today, and I am oh so very excited. There’s even a community recipe hub… check it out! ♥
The Bulgogi Steak Sandwich: Veganized and De-glutenized.
The original version of this concoction comes from KoJa–a popular foodtruck in Philadelphia–and was featured on Huffington Post’s America’s Top Ten New Sandwiches.
The soft (and slightly chewy) hoagie roll is stuffed with tofu bulgogi, chili garlic sauce, oozy Daiya and a crapload of sauteed peppers and onions.
This is what my dreams are made of.
Check out the full recipe here.
Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year in 2011!
2010 was a wonderful year for me… bringing much excitement from gaining readership to this little blog to sorting through all the nooks and crannies of my very first cookbook. And, of course, the confidence to announce the coming of my very first cookbook. :)
I have a few special treats planned for this year; one of the big ones include finally wrapping up this book project of mine. I can’t explain to you guys how excited I am about getting as far as I have with it. I embarked on this project back in 2008… but had to kind of re-do everything with the discovery of me having celiac disease last December.
Happily, though, in 2010 I learned to not only “cope” with no more gluten in my life… but instead I truly embraced it. For real, I ♥♥♥♥♥ being gluten free! Now I am excited to announce that my “new and improved” book version will be 100% vegan & gluten-free, and every single bit as delicious as my original idea.
